SK Telecom T1 Wins The League of Legends Championship Series

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$1 million grand prize awarded.

By Leah Jackson

After months of thrilling competition, the Korean juggernauts SK Telecom T1 were able to dominate the Chinese team Royal Club in a clean 3-0 sweep in the Grand Finals of the League of Legends Championship Series. In addition to being crowned the best LoL players in the world, they were able to proudly walk away with the Season 3 Summoner's Cup trophy and a whopping $1 million dollars in prize money.

Going in to the Grand Finals, SK Telecom was considered the favorite by many League of Legends fans. They were able to dominate their way through just about every aspect of the competition, and after the very first game of the series they seemed to be handling the high pressure of competing on the stage in front of 13,000 people at the Staples Center much better than Royal Club.

The Summoner's Cup

With the strong initiate skills of SKT.Impact and legendary playmakers like Faker and Piglet backing up the charge, it was only a matter of time until they walked away victorious.

In the first game, at just ten minutes in SK Telecom was already in the lead. They were able to easily pick off two members of Royal Club in the bottom lane, as well as kill Dragon and a turret which earned their entire team extra gold, putting them in a great position. By 30 minutes in SK Telecom was ahead in every way, and was able to wipe out Royal, march in to their base, and destroy Royal's Nexus.

Royal Club didn't fair much better in games two or three. In the second game they were able to hold the Koreans off for a while, but one key engagement resulted in a long chase that ultimately turned the game in SK Telecom's favor after they had lost the advantage in the early game. By the end of game two, Royal Club seemed on tilt, again chasing kills outside their base, which allowed SK Telecom to easily secure two more kills, and eventually the victory.

SK Telecom T1 savors its victory.

In the third game, it was clear that SK Telecom was hungry for a million dollars. They absolutely crushed through Royal Club in every way, getting first blood at seven minutes. The entire game proved that SK Telecom were the true champions. In just 16 minutes they had almost destroyed Royal's base, killed Baron, and were up by 10,000 gold. With such a huge advantage, they simply stomped through the top turret and ultimately took out the Nexus with surprising ease.

Though both teams showcased incredible skill throughout the entire LCS season, SK Telecom clearly outplayed Royal Club at the Grand Finals. With an eight month series finally at its conclusion, there's no question that SK Telecom is, for now, the best League of Legends team in the world.

Check back on IGN for coverage of Season 4 of Riot Games' League of Legends Championship Series when it begins in January.

Leah Jackson is a freelancer for IGN. Follow her on Twitter @Leahbjackson.